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Prefident of the Afiatic Society. At ferves an animated and accurate likeness of him, which is, to his friends and relatives, invaluable.

length, after having remained in India 25 years, he alfo obtained permiflion to refign, and was fucceeded by Sir John Anftruther. He returned to England in 1799,

fociety of his remaining friends; but, alas! not to feel the bleffing of good health. His conftitution, being delicate, had probably been fupported by the warmth of India; and he manifeftly fhrunk under the rigour of that Northern climate, from which he had been fo long removed. In the Autumn of 1802, his lungs were fo much affected, that he was advised to winter in the milder air of France, and was to have proceeded to the Southern provinces; but the feafon was then too far advanced, and he remained at Paris, where, after a partial recovery, he had an attack of a paralyric nature, and died May 9, 1803. The body was brought to England by his widow, and on the 23d of the fame month was interred in the Temple church. Sir R. had been a bencher of the Middle Temple, and his funeral was attended by a confiderable number of that fociety, and a refpectable felection of private friends. Sir Robert Chambers had that love for books which naturally arifes from a found education, and early habits of ftudy. His collection therefore was confiderable, and his knowledge proportionably extenfive. Even at the clofe of his life, of which so large a part had been engaged in the practice or adminiftration of the laws, he had not loft his academical accomplishments; and a Latin Epitaph on his friend Sir W. Jones, infcribed by Flaxman on a monument erected at Oxford in 1803, may testify, that the cares of the Judge had not oblnerated the ftudies of the Profeffor. His collection of Oriental books was particularly valuable. That his fortune, after so long continuance in office, was extremely moderate, must be confidered as an important topick of his praife, as it was occafioned by his ftrict integrity and extenfive bounty. He received no prefents, and he gave abundant charities. On his refignation, therefore, he could not attempt to decline the penfion which Parliament has now affigned to the Judges of India, after a much lefs period of fervice. This concife memorial of a man, who deferved fo much more celebration, will at least preserve some facts, and atteft fome truths, which, in the conftant fucceffion of human events, might other wife pals too haftily from obfervation. An excellent portrait of Sir R. C. in a groupe of the literary friends, Johnfon, Burke, Goldfmith, Beattie, Baretti, &c. was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds for Mr. Thrale's study at Streatham: but a picture by Mr. Home, painted at Calcitra a fhort time before his return, in which he is reprefented in his Judge's 1ODES, P.

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BIRTHS.

T the Government-houfe at Do27. minica, Mis. Prevoft, a daugh, Lately, the lady of the Right Hon. Manrice Fitzgerald, knt. of Kerry, a fon and heir. In Lanfdown-place, Bath, the lady of Rear-admiral Sir Charles- Henry Knowles, bart, a fon.

The wife of John R. Whitefoord, efq. of St. Alban's-ftreet, a daughter.

In Great Cumberland-place, the wife of Wm. Holland, efq. a fon.

In Upper Guildford-street, the wife of Michael Furlonge, efq. a fon.

May 24. In New Cavendish-ftreet, the lady of Sir Jn. Murray, bart. a fon and heir. 26. At Ball's-park, the Hon. Mrs. Boyle, a daughter.

27. In Devonshire-square, the wife of Ifaac Minet, efq. a son.

29. In Newman-street, the wife of Wm. Rough, efq. a ftill-born daughter.

30. At Mount Browne, co. Mavo, Ireland, the lady of Rt. Hon. Dennis Browne, a fon. 31. In Portman-fquare, the wife of Matthew Montague, efq. a daughter.

June... Mary Robinson, the unfortunate Beauty of Buttermere, a ftill-born child.

June 4. At Culworth, co. York, the wife of W. Wrightfon, efq. a fon.

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5. At his feat in Lincolnshire, the lady of Sir Thomas Whichcore, bart. a daughter.

8. In Lower Brook-street, Lady Henry Stuart, a fon and heir.

9. In Gloucefter-place, the lady of Viceadmiral Sir John Orde, bart. a son.

10. At Walthamstow, Ellex, the wife of B. Pead, efq. a daughter.

Mrs. Jn. Schneider, of Finsbury. fqu, a fon. II. In Lincoln's-inn- fields, the wife of G. B. Tyndall, efq. a daughter.

12. At Trofton hall, near Bury, Suffolk, Sarah the wife of Cap-1 Loft, efq. a daughter; baptifed, on the 16th, Sarah-Capel.

In Tilney-fr. Lady Mary Myers, à fon. 13. In Guildford-ftreet, the wife of Jus Mackintofb, efq. a daughter.

14. The wife of John Henderfon, efq. of the Abbey-house, Chertley, Surrey, a fon.

The wife of Thomas Jones, a jour ev man lace-weaver, of Langley-freet, Long Acre, two daughters and à fon; all, with the mother, likely to do well.

16. In South Audley-freet, the Coantefs of Albemarle, a daughter.

In Weymouth-street, the wife of George Sulivan Marten, efq. a fon.

18. At Sundorne, co. Salop, the wife of John Corbet, efq. a daughter.

19. Mrs. H. Sueldons, of Covent-garden theatre, a daughter,

21. In Bedford-fquare, the wife of Robert Dallas, etq. a daughter.

22. In Upper Harley-street, the wife of Lee Steere, efq. a fon and heir.

23 In Brunfwick-fquare, the wife of James Daniel, efq. a fon.

24. The wife of John Baker, efq. of St. George's-row, Hyde-park, a fon.

In Hill Street, Lady Morpeth, a daughter. 26. At Winchefter-houfe, Chelsea, the lady of Hon. and Rev. Tho. de Grey, a dau.

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MARRIAGES.

the Bishop of St. Afaph, the Rev. George Stanley Faber, B. D. fellow of Lincoln college, Oxf. to Mits Scott Waring, dau. of John Scott W. efq. of Ince, co Chefter. June 1. At Exeter, Mr. Street, furgeon, of Chumleigh, to the third daughter of Mr. Snelling, furgeon, of Exeter.

2. At North Cray, Francis Bedwell, efq. to Mifs Sarah Percival.

3 Lieut. R. Cummins, of the royal marines, to the third daughter of the Rev. Jas. Mapowder, late of Brentwood, Effex.

4. At St. John the Evangelift's, Weft. minster, John Boote, efq furgeon, of Theobald's-road, to Mifs Grindley, eldest daughter of John G. efq. of Martham-ftr. Weitm. Hon. and Rev. John Blackwood, to the widow of Col. Brice, of the Coldstream gds.

6. At S. George's, Hanover-fqu. by the Bishop of Durham, Ld. Redesdale, lord high chancellor of Ireland, to Lady Fra. Perceval.

7. Hon. and Rev. W. Capel, fourth fon of the late Earl of Effex, to Mifs Salter, only child of T. S. efq. of Rickmansworth, Herts. 8. Lieut.-col. Maitland, of the firft reg. of guards, to the ad daughter of Lady Crofton. 9. T. F. Egerton, efq. of Chollerton, co. Wilts, to the eldest daught. of the late Wm. Wyndham, efq. of Denton, in fame county.

10. At Ealing, Rev. W. Penny, of Heck, field, to Mrs. Ford, only daughter of Solomon Fell, efq. of Drayton-green, Middlefex.

II. At St. George's, Boomsbury, John Scot, efq. to Mrs. Ernft.

12. Matthew Beachcroft, efq. lieutenantcolonel of the light horse volunteers of London and Westminster, to Mifs Seward, of New Millman-freet.

13. Capt. Chefsyhre, R. N. to Mifs Sandys, of St. Martin's, near Canterbury.

14. At St. George, Hanover-fquare, Capt. Langford, R. N. to Mifs Ramfbottom, of Windfor.

15. Rev. Wm. Antrobus, rector of Acton, Middlefex, to Mifs Bowles, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. B.

16. Mr. Charles-Philip Galabin, of Ingram-court, Fenchurch-freet, printer, to Mifs Lucy Henington, of Uxbridge.

18. At Totenham, Henry Cadwallader Adams, efq. of Aufty-hall, co. Warwick, to the eldest daughter of Sir Wm. Curtis, bart. of Culland's grove, Southgate, Middlefex, M. P. and alderman of London.

20. At St. George's, Hanover-fquare, Thomas Fowler, efq. to Mrs. Lowe.

21. Lieut. col. Peacocke, eldest fon of Sir Jofeph P. bart. to the eldest dau. of John Mortis, efq. of Claremont, co. Glamorgan.

23. By fpecial licence, at Fife-house, Whitehall, his Grace John Duke of Bedford, to Lady Georgiana Gordon, fifth and youngest daughter of the Duke of Gordon.

26. Col. Francis Thomas Hammond, of St. James's-fquare, to Mifs King, daugh. of Adm. Sir Rd. K. bart, of Devonshire-place.

DEATHS.

1802. ON Sept. 25. man, on his return from the China expedition, between the island of Macoa and Bengal, Dr. Thomas Moffatt, in the Company's fervice, and late in the royal navy.

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1853. Jan. 28. At Yalding, Kent, in his 84th year, Mr. T. Trice.

Feb. 28. At Demerara, in the Weft Indies, in his 24th year, Mr. Richard Rickman, late of Lewes, Suffex.

March.... At Gofport, aged 56, Mrs. Bentley, wife of Mr. William B. late of Haflar hofpital.

8. At Ah, near Sandwich, in his 65th year, Mr. Jofeph Child, butcher, a man much refpected.

20. At Woolwich, Kent, in his 80th year, Mr. Samuel Hardin, farmer and gardener; a man who was the founder of his own fortune, which he acquired by the beft means, by pursuing honeft principles, by induftry, temperance, and prudence, which gained him the esteem of all who knew him. The poor never asked him for help in vain; respectful to his superiors in rank, chearful with his equals, kind and benevolent to his inferiors, and affable to all; mild in temper, and moderate in principles, but warm in his affections, and vigorous in understanding. He filled the different relations of life with cred t to himfelf and advantage to others: one of thofe Steady, foher, and thinking individuals, whole regular and honeft efforts to improve the condition of themselves and families increase the common ftock of wealth and comfort, and make his country what it is, the envy and the wonder of furrounding nations. For his country he had a ftrong attachment, of which the following is an inftance: "From his Grace the Master-general and Board of Ordnance to Mr. Samuel Hardin: As an acknowledgment, from them, of his civility and readiness to accommodate the Royal Regi ment of Artillery with the ufe of his fielas, for his Majefty's review of that corps, on the 9th day of July, 1788, and in confequence of his having refuted to accept of any recompence for the damage his property unavoidably fuftained on that occa fion." Such is the infcription on a filver medal, with the Ordnance arms, which was prefented by the Duke of Richmond

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Prefident of the Afiatic Society. At length, after having remained in India 25 years, he alfo obtained permiffion to refign, and was fucceeded by Sir John Anftruther. He returned to England in 1799,

fociety of his remaining friends; but, alas! not to feel the bleffing of good health. His conftitution, being delicate, had probat ly been fupported by the warmth of India; and he manifeftly fhrunk under the rigour of that Northern climate, from which he had been so long removed. In the Autumn of 1802, his lungs were fo much affected, that he was adviied to winter in the milder air of France, and was to have proceeded to the Southern provinces; but the feafon was then too far advanced, and he remained at Paris, where, after a partial recovery, he had an attack of a paralyric nature, and died May 9, 1803. The body was brought to England by his widow, and on the 23d of the fame month was interred in the Temple church. Sir R. had been a bencher of the Middle Temple, and his funeral was attended by a confiderable number of that fociety, and a refpectable felection of private friends. Sir Robert Chambers had that love for books which naturally arifes from a found education, and early habits of ftudy. His collection therefore was confiderable, and his knowledge proportionably extenfive. Even at the close of his life, of which so large a part had been engaged in the practice or adminiftration of the laws, he had not loft his academical accomplishments; and a Latin Epitaph on his friend Sir W. Jones, infcribed by Flaxman on a monument erected at Oxford in 1803, may testify, that the cares of the Judge had not obliterated the ftudies of the Profeffor. His collection of Oriental books was particularly valuable. That his fortune, after so long continuance in office, was extremely moderate, must be confidered as an important topick of his praife, as it was occafioned by his ftrict integrity and extenfive bounty. He received no prefents, and he gave abundant charities. On his refignation, therefore, he could not attempt to decline the penfion which Parliament has now affigned to the Judges of India, after a much lefs period of fervice. This concife memorial of a man, who deferved fo much more celebration, will at least preserve some facts, and atteft fome truths, which, in the corftant fucceffion of human events, might other wife pals too haftily from obfervation. An excellent portrait of Sir R. C. in a groupe of the literary friends, Johnfon, Burke, Goldfmith, Beattie, Baretti, &c. was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds for Mr. Thrale's findy at Streatham: but a picture by Mr. Home, painted at Calcitra a thort time before his return, in which he is reprefented in bis Judge's 100CS, 1.

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T the Government-houfe at Do27. minica, Mis. Prevott, a daugh. Lately, the lady of the Right Hon. Mau rice Fitzgerald, kut. of Kerry, a fon and heir. In Lanfdown-place, Bath, the lady of Rear-admiral Sir Charles-Henry Knowles, bart, a fon.

The wife of John R. Whitefoord, efq, of St. Alban's-street, a daughter.

In Great Cumberland-place, the wife of Wm. Holland, efq. a fon.

In Upper Guildford-street, the wife of Michael Furlonge, efq. a fon.

May 24. In New Cavendish-ftreet, the lady of Sir Jn. Murray, bart, a fon and heir. 26. At Ball's-park, the Hon. Mrs. Boyle, a daughter.

27. In Devonshire-fquare, the wife of Ifaac Minet, efq. a fon.

29. In Newman-street, the wife of Wm. Rough, efq. a ftill-born daughter.

30. At Mount Browne, co. Mayo, Ireland, the lady of Rt. Hon. Dennis Browne, a fon. 31. In Portman-fquare, the wife of Matthew Montague, efq. a daughter.

June... Mary Robinson, the unfortunate Beauty of Buttermere, a ftill-born child.

June 4. At Culworth, co. York, the wife of W. Wrightson, efq. a fon.

5. At his feat in Lincolnthire, the lady of Sir Thomas Whichcore, bart. a daughter.

8. In Lower Brook-street, Lady Henry Stuart, a fon and heir,

9. In Gloucefter-place, the lady of Viceadmiral Sir John Orde, bart, a fon.

10. At Walthamstow, Effex, the wife of B. Pead, efq. a daughter.

Mrs. Jn. Schneider, of Finsbury-fqu, a fon. II. In Lincoln's-inn-fields, the wife of G. B. Tyndall, efq. a daughter.

12. At Trofton hall, near Bury, Suffolk, Sarah the wife of Cap-1 Loft, elq, a daugh ter; baptifed, on the 16th, Sarah-Capel.

In Tilney-fr. Lady Mary Myers, a fon. 13. In Guildford-freet, the wife of Jus. Mackintofb, efq. a daughter.

14. The wife of John Henderson, efq. of the Abbey-houfe, Chertley, Surrey, a fon.

The wife of Thomas Jones, a jour ev man lace-weaver, of Langley-freet, Long Acre, two daughters and a fon; all, with the mother, likely to do well.

16. In South Audley-freet, the Counters of Albemarle, a daughter.

In Weymouth-street, the wife of George Sulivan Marten, efq. a fon.

18. At Sundorne, co. Salop, the wife of John Corbet, efq. a daughter.

19. Mrs. H. Siddons, of Covent-garden theaue, a daughter.

21. In Bedford-fquare, the wife of Robert Dallas, el. a daughter.

22. In Upper Harley-ftreet, the wife of Lee Steere, efq, a fon and heir.

23 In Brunfwick-fquare, the wife of James Daniel, efq. a fon.

24. The wife of John Baker, efq. of St. George's-row, Hyde-park, a fon.

In Hill Street, Lady Morpeth, a daughter. 26. At Winchefter-houfe, Chelsea, the lady of Hon. and Rev. Tho. de Grey, a dau.

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MARRIAGES.

T St. Mary-la-Bonne church, by the Bishop of St. Afaph, the Rev. George Stanley Faber, B. D. fellow of Lincoln college, Oxf. to Miis Scott Waring, dau. of John Scott W. efq. of Ince, co Chefter. June 1. At Exeter, Mr. Street, furgeon, of Chumleigh, to the third daughter of Mr. Snelling, furgeon, of Exeter.

2. At North Cray, Francis Bedwell, efq. to Mifs Sarah Percival.

3 Lieut. R. Cummins, of the royal marines, to the third daughter of the Rev. Jas. Mapowder, late of Brentwood, Effex.

4. At St. John the Evangelift's, Weft. minfter, John Boote, efq furgeon, of Theobald's-road, to Mifs Grindley, eldest daughter of John G. efq. of Marsham-ftr. Weitm. Hon. and Rev. John Black wood, to the widow of Col. Brice, of the Coldstream gds.

6. At S. George's, Hanover-fqu. by the Bishop of Durham, Ld. Redesdale, lord high chancellor of Ireland, to Lady Fra. Perceval.

7. Hon. and Rev. W. Capel, fourth fon of the late Earl of Effex, to Mifs Salter, only child of T. S. efq. of Rickmansworth, Herts.

8. Lieut.-col. Maitland, of the first reg. of guards, to the 2d daughter of Lady Crofton. 9. T. F. Egerton, efq. of Chollerton, co. Wilts, to the eldest daught. of the late Wm. Wyndham, efq. of Denton, in fame county. 10. At Ealing, Rev. W. Penny, of Heck, field, to Mrs. Ford, only daughter of Solomon Fell, efq. of Drayton-green, Middlefex. II. At St. George's, Boomsbury, John Scott, efq. to Mrs. Ernf.

12. Matthew Beachcroft, efq. lieutenantcolonel of the light horfe volunteers of London and Westminster, to Mifs Seward, of New Millman-street.

13. Capt. Chefsyhre, R. N. to Mifs Sandys, of St. Martin's, near Canterbury.

14. At St. George't, Hanover-fquare, Capt. Langford, R. N. to Mifs Ramfbottom, of Windfor.

15. Rev. Wm. Antrobus, rector of Acton, Middlefex, to Mifs Bowles, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. B.

16. Mr. Charles-Philip Galabin, of Ingram-court, Ferchurch-street, printer, to Mifs Lucy Henington, of Uxbridge.

18. At Totenham, Henry Cadwallader Adams, efq. of Anfty-hall, co. Warwick, to the eldest daughter of Sir Wm. Curtis, bart. of Culland's grove, Southgate, Middlefex, M. P. and alderman of London.

20. At St. George's, Hanover-fquare, Thomas Fowler, efq. to Mrs. Lowe.

21. Lieut.-col. Peacocke, eldest fon of Sir Jofeph P. bart. to the eldest dau. of John Morris, efq. of Claremont, co. Glamorgan.

23. By fpecial licence, at Fife-house, Whitehall, his Grace John Duke of Bedford, to Lady Georgiana Gordon, fifth and youngest daughter of the Duke of Gordon.

26. Col. Francis Thomas Hammond, of St. James's-fquare, to Mifs King, daugh. of Adm. Sir Rd. K. bart, of Devonshire-place.

DEATHS.

1802. Sept. 25. man, on his return from the China expedition, between the island of Macoa and Bengal, Dr. Thomas Moffatt, in the Company's fervice, and late in the royal navy.

ON board the Afia East India

1853. Jan. 28. At Yalding, Kent, in his 84th year, Mr. T. Trice.

Feb. 28. At Demerara, in the Weft Indies, in his 24th year, Mr. Richard Rickman, late of Lewes, Suffex.

March.... At Gofport, aged 56, Mrs. Bentley, wife of Mr. William B. late of Haflar hofpital.

8. At Ah, near Sandwich, in his 6 5th year, Mr. Jofeph Child, butcher, a mian much respected.

20. At Woolwich, Kent, in his 80th year, Mr. Samuel Hardin, farmer and gardener; a man who was the founder of his own fortune, which he acquired by the best means, by pursuing honest principles, by induftry, temperance, and prudence, which gained him the esteem of all who knew him. The poor never asked him for help in vain; respectful to his fuperiors in rank, chearful with his equals, kind and benevolent to his inferiors, and affable to all; mild in temper, and moderate in principles, but warm in his affections, and vigorous in understanding. He filled the different relations of life with credit to himfelf and advantage to others: one of thofe Steady, foher, and thinking individuals, whole regular and honeft efforts to improve the condition of themselves and families increase the common stock of wealth and comfort, and make his country what it is, the envy and the wonder of furrounding nations. For his country he had a ftrong attachment, of which the following is an inftance: "From his Grace the Matter-general and Board of Ordnance to Mr. Samuel Hardin: As an acknowledgment, from them, of his civility and readiness to accommodate the Royal Regi ment of Artillery with the ufe of his fields, for his Majesty's review of that corps, on the 9th day of July, 1788, and in confequence of his having refuted to accept of any recompence for the damage his property unavoidably fuftained on that occafion." Such is the infcription on a filver medal, with the Ordnance arms, which was prefented by the Duke of Richmond

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to Mr. Hardin, as a teftimony of esteem for him, who has left fo fair a fame behind him. His remains were interred in the family-vault at Woolwich, attended by his relations and two very old friends, J. Martin and J. Juggins, efqrs. The pall was fupported from the hearfe to the church by fix of his old fervants, each of whom had been more than 30 years in his fervice.

April 20. On board the Company's outward-bound fhip, the Lady Caftlereagh, Col. Wm. Vanas, of the 4th Bengal inf.

24. At St. Petersburg, Madame Rofe Didelot, a celebrated and much-admired performer at the Opera house, &c.

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27. At his feat of Caftletown, in Ireland, the Right Hon. Thomas Conolly, one of his Majesty's most honourable privy. counsellors, and 40 years reprefentative for the county of Londonderry. This celebrated Senator was great nephew of the Right Hon. Wm. Conolly, fpeaker of the House of Commons, and one of the lords juftices of Ireland; and married, Dec. 30, 1758, the Lady Louifa-Augufta Lenox, daughter of Charles Duke of Richmond, whofe Virtues will be long remembered in reland, but by whom he had no iffue. father, the late Right Hon. Wm. Conolly, of Cattletown, in Ireland, and Stratton-hall, co. Stafford, married the Lady Anne Wentworth, eldest daughter of William Earl of Strafford, and had iffue one fon, Thomas, the fubject of this article, who, on the death of the laft El of Strafford, fucceeded to large property in England, and feveral daughters, viz. 1. Catherine, Countefs of Rols, who died without fue by her hufband, Ralph Earl of Rofs; 2. Frances, Vifccuntels Howe, married Sir William Howe, K. B. now Vifcount Howe, to which title he fucceeded on the death of his brother, Richard Earl Howe, but has no flae; 3. Caroline, Countets of Backinghamshire, who married, in 1770, John, the fecond Earl of Buckinghamshire, and had iffue an only daughter, the Lady Amelia Hobart, who married, in 1794, Robert Vifcomnt Caftlereagh, fon of Robert Earl of Londonderry, in Ireland; 4. Anne, married George Byng, efq. of the noble family of Torrington, and has iffae George Byng, M. P. for Middlefex, who, by the latt will of his uncle, the Right Hon. Thomas Conolly, fucceeds to the large eftates of the Conollies in Ireland, and the magnificent feat at Caftletown.

30. At her father's feat, The Priory, near Stanmore, co. Middlefex, in her zad year, ater a thort illnets of an inflammation of the membrane which lies the wind-pipe, and which very fuddenly produced fuffocation, Lady Harriet Hamilton, eldest daughter of the Marquis of AberShe was to have been married to the Marquis of Waterford in a few days; the articles were drawn up, and the live

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ries made. Poffeffed of every requisite to render her beloved by the Noble Lord to whom the was betrothed; her perfen was beautiful, but her mental qualifications were even fuperior; endowed with a good understanding, the bad devoted her time to continued acts of benevolence. The funeral of this defervedly-lamented young lady took place at 8 o'clock in the morning of May 6; walking from the Priory to Stanmore church, in the following proceflion: The coffin being brought out into the hall, it was carried through the park by 18 labourers, preceded by 12 livery fervants, two and two, with black crape round their arms, and white hatbands; the Marquis of Waterford's two brothers were the chief mourners; they were followed by the Rev. Mr. Hawley, the Marquis of Abercorn's chaplain, and Mr. Chauval, the minifter of the parish: next appeared all the upper fervants of the family, dreffed in mournings and 30 female charity-children, from the age of 6 to 12, dretfed all in white, clofed the proceffion. When the corple reached the church, it was met by feveral of the inhabitants, to fhew refpect to the memory of their departed benefactress. After the ufual ceremonies were over, the coffin was carried to the family-vault, wherein lies interred the mother of the deceased. Some time elapfed before it could be placed in the vault; the entrance being fo narrow that it was found expedient to pull down the wall; and the aperture was clofed up immediately after the remains were depofited; and all was over before the Marquis and the filters of the deceafed had rifen. The children who attended the funeral were brought up at a fchool at Harrow, built and endowed by Lady Harriet, where they were taught reading, and all kinds of ufeful work, and cloathed twice a year, folely at her expence,

May... At his feat at Hardingham, co. Norfolk, Sir Archibald Dickfon, bart. (to created Sept. 21, 1802), admiral of the Blue, and commander in chief of the North Sea fleet after the refignation of Ld. Duncan, during the last war. He has left his young widow amply provided for.

May I. At her houfe in Upper Seymourfree, Lady M. Melbourne.-At the fame hour alfo, at her houfe Park-freet, Grofvenor-fquare, Mrs. E. Harvey, many years the intimate friend of Lady Melbourne. By the death of Mrs. H. the poor have loft a fincere and ufeful friend. By her will he has bequeathed 3col. to her man-krvant, 20cl. to her favourite maid, and to all her other domefticks in the

fame proportion. A poor beggar-woman, whom the daily relieved with a thilling a day, has now a fettled annuity of Iol. for life. Her remains were interred in Grofvenor chapel, South Audley-freet.

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